When I was a kid, I took a lot of turns. Some were fun but not all. Sometimes I got to choose, and others were cast upon me. I preferred those that involved a choice but that’s not always possible. My mom gave me my first instructions about taking turns. If we didn’t discuss it …
Author: Robert
Oatmeal
The first time I recall having a thought about oatmeal was on one of the trips that our family took to visit Old Granny Barner in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We drove in my dad’s 1953 Ford about a year and a half after my sister, Jackie, was born. Dad packed the suitcases on the floor …
Doing Is
I published the following story on November 22, 2017. It’s the second story I posted. My first was about my friend, Ed. I tried to point out that the opportunities that come our way are numerous. It’s up to us to make the most of them. I was writing about economic opportunities I failed to …
Two by Two
A few years ago, Ruth and I stopped to see the Noah’s Ark exhibit in northern Kentucky. It was right off the highway on our way to The Villages. We often broke up our trips by stopping at local attractions when we traveled between Michigan and Florida. When the kids were young, we were in …
Face to Face
I’ve shared a lot of meals with a lot of people and through the process determined that I prefer eating at a round table vs a square or rectangular one. When our kids were growing up, we had an antique ash table that Ruth and I bought when we first got married. We bought it …
Rehabbing My Life
I started cardio rehab this week. I’ll be attending three times a week for the next twelve weeks. If I miss a session, they’ll add it to the end. There are two parts to each appointment. The first is instructional and the second is cardio exercise. We’ll be building on stamina and strength. And, hopefully, …
Frustrating
I had a man who worked for me several years ago who, when things didn’t go his way, often said “That’s so flustrating.” I found his mispronunciation of the word frustrating but not as frustrating as I find technology. When I started this story a couple of days ago, I planned a tale about technology …
On This Father’s Day
I started writing my blog in November of 2017. The following June I wrote a story called My Three Wise Men. I posted it on Father’s Day. It was about the three men that had the greatest impact on me. I wrote first about my father. In 1995 I gave a journal to each of …
Big Day Today
It’s a big day today. I’m starting my cardio rehab. Immediately after receiving my two heart stents, I was directed to start five medications and go through cardio rehab. I was preparing to return to Michigan, so I opted for rehab in the mitten. I arrived almost four weeks ago, but today’s the first time …
Make Sure
I took a friend, Barbara, to the Grand Rapids Airport on Thursday for a trip to Chicago. The stop was on my way to Jackson to play poker with the poker group I’ve been a part of for going on forty-eight years. I’d driven to the airport a dozen times since moving into my Tullymore …